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Agency people may be a lot of fun but they're also professional. So are our regular events, ranging from panels of our industry’s best discussing hot topics to casual after-hours mixers where we basically goof off while we network.

Agency Insights: Rational Interaction

Level Up: Marketing in the Billion Dollar Esports Industry

Join our inaugural Agency Insights with a peek inside Rational Interaction, who'll provide both a casual industry mixer and a panel discussion focused on what esports means to marketers and business leaders, all with breathtaking views from their fun space on the 52nd floor of the former WaMu tower.

Gaming industry professionals will help define:

What esports is and why it’s relevant

Who the audience is and why they’re so valuable

The always-on esports media ecosystem

How to drive bottom-line business results in this space

Beer/wine/light food included

The Talent

Audience obsessed, data-driven marketer living and breathing all things gaming and esports. Holder of a master’s degree in integrated marketing from Northwestern University and currently ranked in the top 1% on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Xbox.

Danny Pham is both a Pro gamer and champion bodybuilder. He has his sights set on changing the reputation of out of shape gamers through fitness while still maintaining his world ranking in Street Fighter 5.

Emphatic Thinking is a consulting agency focused on solving go-to-market problems and improving how organizations understand their audiences and the ways those audiences process messages. Their clients include some of the biggest names in technology, as well as some of the really interesting start-ups.

Ken holds a PhD in Communication, and has taught courses in persuasion, research, communication and media studies. He served on the faculty of the University of Washington’s Communication Leadership Program, where he taught courses on digital disruption, gaming and engagement, and the analysis and assessment of network health. His own academic research focuses primarily on media ecology, or the role that different media combinations have in shaping psychology, social norms, and belief.

Brian Ekberg is the community manager for the Forza Motorsport franchise, and joined the Turn 10 Studios team in 2010. An 18-year veteran of the videogame industry, Brian previously worked as senior editor and video host for GameSpot.com. He currently directs community operations and communications for the Forza franchise and serves as a host/analyst for Forza’s official esports program, the Forza Racing Championship.